title: Nitric oxide mediates Cd-dependent induction of signaling- associated genes.
abstract: The first reaction of plants to stress factors, including cadmium, is activation of signal transduction pathways leading to the mobilization of defense mechanisms. In a recent study we have demonstrated that cadmium causes a rapid induction of several genes associated with cellular signaling in soybean seedlings. Here we show that nitric oxide can be an important signaling molecule mediating observed increase in genes expression under short-term cadmium stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Ecophysiology; Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology; Adam Mickiewicz University; Poznań, Poland.
authors.forename: Jagna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chmielowska-Bąk
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Ecophysiology; Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology; Adam Mickiewicz University; Poznań, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deckert
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects*; D017343:Genes, Plant; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D036226:Seedlings / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics*; D013025:Glycine max / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium; D009569:Nitric Oxide
keywords: cadmium; gene expression; heavy metal stress; signaling; soybean